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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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