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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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