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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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