MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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