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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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