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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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