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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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