MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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