MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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