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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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