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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
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
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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