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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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