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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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