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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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