MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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