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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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