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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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