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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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