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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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