MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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