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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students 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
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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