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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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