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.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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