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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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