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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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