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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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