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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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