MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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