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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Philippines to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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