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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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