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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
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 a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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