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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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