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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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