MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly 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 quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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