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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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