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.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education are empowering
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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