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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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