MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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