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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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