MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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