MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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