MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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