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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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