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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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