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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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