MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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