MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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