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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
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 lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mali to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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