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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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