MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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