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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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