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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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