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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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