MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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