MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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