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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
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 several
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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