MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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