MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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