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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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