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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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