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
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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