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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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 many
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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