MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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