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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily 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 several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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