MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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