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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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