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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
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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