MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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