MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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