MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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