MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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