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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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