MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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