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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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