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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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