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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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