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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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