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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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