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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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