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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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