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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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