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.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
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