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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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