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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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