MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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