MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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