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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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