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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies 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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