MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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