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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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