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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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