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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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