MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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