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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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