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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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