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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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