MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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