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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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