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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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