MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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