MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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