MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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