MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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