MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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