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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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