MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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