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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
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