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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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