MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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