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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily 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 many
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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