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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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