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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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