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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning have empowered
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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