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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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