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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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