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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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