MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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