MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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