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.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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