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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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