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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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