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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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