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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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