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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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