MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC 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
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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