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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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