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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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