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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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