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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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