MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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