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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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