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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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