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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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