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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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