MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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