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
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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