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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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