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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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