MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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