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
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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