MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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