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.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
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