MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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