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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
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 many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iran to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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