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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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