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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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