MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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