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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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