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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
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