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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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