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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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