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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners 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
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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