MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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