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
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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