MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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