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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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