MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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