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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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