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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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