MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning enable
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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