MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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