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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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