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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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