MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peru to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also talks about the
most important 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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