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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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