MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
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
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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