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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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