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 Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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