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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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