MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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