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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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