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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily 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 a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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