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
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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