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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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