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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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