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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
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
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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