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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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