MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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