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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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