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
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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