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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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