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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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