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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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