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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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