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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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