MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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