MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive 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 (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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