MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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