MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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