MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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