MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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