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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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