MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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