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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches 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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