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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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