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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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