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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo � – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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