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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Algeria to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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