MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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