MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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