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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily 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
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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