MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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