MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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