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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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