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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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