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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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