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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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