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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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