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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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