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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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