MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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