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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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