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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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