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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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