MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology enable
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also considers 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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