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
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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