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
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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