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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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