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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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