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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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