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.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
commonly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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