MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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