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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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