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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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