MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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