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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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