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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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