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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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