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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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