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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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