MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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