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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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