MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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