MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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