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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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