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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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