MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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