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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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