MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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