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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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