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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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