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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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