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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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