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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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