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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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