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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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