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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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