MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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