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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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