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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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 several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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