MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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