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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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