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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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