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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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