MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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