MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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