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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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