MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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