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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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