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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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