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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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