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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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