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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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