MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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