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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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