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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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