MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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