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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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