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
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
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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