MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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