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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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