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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners 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 many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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