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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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