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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mexico to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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