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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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