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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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