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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important 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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