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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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