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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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