MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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