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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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