MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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