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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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