MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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