MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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