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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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