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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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