MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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