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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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