MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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