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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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