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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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