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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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