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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Moldova to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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