MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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