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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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