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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
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
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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