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 Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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