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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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