MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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