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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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