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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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