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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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