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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important 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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