MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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