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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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