MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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