MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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