MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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