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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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