MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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