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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
People want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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