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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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