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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
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 organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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