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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
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
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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