MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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