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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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