MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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