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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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