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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses 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 several
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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