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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning are empowering
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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