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.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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