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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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