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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers 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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