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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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