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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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