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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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