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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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