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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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