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
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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