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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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