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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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