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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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