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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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