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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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