MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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