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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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