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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
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 a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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