MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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