MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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