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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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