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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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