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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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