MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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