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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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