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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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