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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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