MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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