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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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