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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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