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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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