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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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