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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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