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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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