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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
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