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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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