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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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