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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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