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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major 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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