MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education have empowered
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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