MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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