MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
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 elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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