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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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