MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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