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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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