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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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