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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University 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 digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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