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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
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
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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