MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student 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 technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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