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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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