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.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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