MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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