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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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