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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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