MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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