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.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
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
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different 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 optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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