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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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