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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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