MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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