MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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