MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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