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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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