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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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