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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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