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
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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