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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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