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
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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