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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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