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
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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