MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the interesting 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 gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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