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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies 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 educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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