MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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