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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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