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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes 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.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
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
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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