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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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