MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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