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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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