MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students 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
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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