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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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