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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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