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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iran to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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