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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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