MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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