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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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