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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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