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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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