MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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