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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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