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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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