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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
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 a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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