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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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