MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner 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 becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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