MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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