MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important 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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