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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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