MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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