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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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