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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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