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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
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
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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