MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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