MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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