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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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