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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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