MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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