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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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