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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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