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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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