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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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