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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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