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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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