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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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