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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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