MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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