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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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