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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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