MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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