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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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