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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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