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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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