MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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