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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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