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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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