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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
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
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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