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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
e-learning enable
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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