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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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