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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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