MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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