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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner 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 e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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