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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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