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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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