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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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