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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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