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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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