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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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