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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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