MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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