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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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