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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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