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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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