MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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