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
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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