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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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