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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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