MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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