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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students 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 several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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