MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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