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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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