MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Togo to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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