MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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