MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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