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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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