MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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