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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology enable
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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