MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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