MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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