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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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