MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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