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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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