MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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