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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies 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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