MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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