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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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