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.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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