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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
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
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with 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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