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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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