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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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