MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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