MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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