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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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