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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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