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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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