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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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