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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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