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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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