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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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