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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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