MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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