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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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