MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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