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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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