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
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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