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
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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