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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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