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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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