MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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