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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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