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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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