MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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