MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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