MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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