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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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