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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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